Class of 2019
Meet Little Junior, the Loudmouthed Toronto Rockers Fuelled by Anger and Riffs
Class of 2019
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2019
As Little Junior's music would suggest, they have a bone to pick. The Toronto-based power pop quartet have spent their entire career fighti...
Meet Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies, the Community-Minded Folkies With Plenty of Business Savvy
Class of 2019
PUBLISHED Jan 16, 2019
To Olivia Borkosky, music is all about community. "Music just brings people together in a way that's pretty unique," says the founder, vo...
Meet Marlaena Moore, an Edmonton Singer-Songwriter Aiming to Make the Next 'White Album'
Class of 2019
PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2019
It's been nearly three years since Edmonton-based singer-songwriter Marlaena Moore released her sophomore album, GAZE, but she's not withou...
Wine Lips Get Wasted on New Single "Shark Eyes"
PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2019
Wine Lips will be joining Exclaim!'s Class of 2019 later this month at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, but before you catch them live, we'...
Meet TEKE::TEKE, the J-Rock Tribute Turned Full-Fledged Fusion Band
Class of 2019
PUBLISHED Jan 10, 2019
Forming a tribute band can be an easy way to attract attention: wrangle up a bunch of local musicians, learn the songs of a noteworthy arti...
Listen to Pacer's Energetic and Earnest New Single "Bangers"
PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2019
Toronto alt-rockers Pacer are ringing in 2019 with a bang — just days ahead of their first show of the year, at the Horseshoe Tavern on Jan...
Meet Paul Jacobs, Montreal's Prolific, Garage Rockin' One-Man Band
Class of 2019
PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2019
Paul Jacobs had a problem. The young drummer, who grew up in Leamington, ON, was a lifelong fan of '60s pop, garage rock and psychedelic mu...
Meet Orville Peck, the Mask-Wearing Outlaw Making Country Music Rebellious Again
Class of 2019
PUBLISHED Jan 2, 2019
Orville Peck is all about the fringe — and not just the trim that hangs at the bottom of his trademark leather mask. The enigmatic country...
